Famous Deaths In October - 21

1905  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1906  On October - 21 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55  

1916  Death of Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on October - 21.  

1919  On October - 21 sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77  

1924  Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 on October - 21.  

1929  On October - 21 owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies  

1931  On this day in history a Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69  

1937  Death of Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on October - 21.  

1939  On this day in history nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies  

1940  On October - 21 death of william G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)  

1943  On this day in history alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies  

1944  On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

1955  On this day in history roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies  

1961  On October - 21 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies  

1963  George B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1965  Bill Black, rocker, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1966  Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 on October - 21.  

1967  On this day in history ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94  

1969  On this day in history jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47  

1970  On this day in history john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70  

1971  Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 on October - 21.  

1973  Death of Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on October - 21.  

1975  Death of Charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887) on this day in history.  

1977  Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on October - 21.  

1978  On this day in history anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83  

1980  On October - 21 death of hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906)  

1983  On this day in history theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies  

1984  Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1986  On October - 21 death of lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922)  

1987  On October - 21 ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88  

1989  On October - 21 death of jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910)  

1992  On this day in history jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes  

1993  Death of Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85  

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1449  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)  

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)  

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.  

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.  

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.  

1582  On this day in history birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)  

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on October - 21.